"What!? Someone's challenging the Fish King?"
"With just one scoop net? That's unbelievable!"
"Has this guy lost his mind? They say the owner hardly ever brings out his Fish King. When he does, he charges a huge appearance fee. Catch it and the fee's waived. Fail... tsk, tsk."
Listening to the bystanders' chatter, Lin Yi came to understand this out-of-town vendor's rules.
The Fish King, however, only intrigued him more. Even the system hidden in his mind stirred, as though some treasure were about to appear.
Word spread like wildfire.
Thousands of people along the shopping street heard that someone was challenging the Fish King.
In no time, the vendor enjoyed an enormous surge in attention and customers.
If he played his cards right, today's earnings could keep him comfortably fed and clothed for the rest of his life!
Besides, the Fish King's appearance fee alone was astronomical. The last challenger had lost his entire trading company.
The one before that had lost even the shirt off his back and eventually died of depression...
Even among traveling merchants, this vendor and his stall were famous. His Fish King was even more extraordinary. Not even the vendor, who had raised it for years, had uncovered its secrets.
"Enough talk, boss. I'm challenging your Fish King today!"
The moment Lin Yi spoke, another wave of gasps swept through the crowd.
Anyone who challenged the Fish King had to be wealthy or influential.
No one had recognized Lin Yi and Ningguang yet. They merely marveled at the pair's courage.
"Boss, he's already challenged you. Aren't you going to do something?"
"Exactly! Don't tell us your Fish King's a scam!"
The vendor had hesitated at first, but hearing people question him sent his temper flaring.
He slammed the table and stood, his mustache